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Shamil Abdurakhimov

20-8-0 UFC 5-6-0
Defensive Striker Wrestler KO-Prone
6'3"Height
76"Reach
OrthodoxStance
45Age
2KO wins
0Sub wins
40.0%Finish rate
9:27Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Below avg, rated 29.7 of 100 Accuracy — Below avg, rated 42.9 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 58.7 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 8.2 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 54.1 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 22.6 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 30.3 of 100 Control — Below avg, rated 27.6 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Striking D Average 59
  2. Wrestling Average 54
  3. Accuracy Below avg 43
  4. Grappling Below avg 30
  5. Striking Below avg 30
  6. Control Below avg 28
  7. TD Defense Weak 23
  8. Durability Weak 8
Defensive Striker average striking d — rates 59 of 100 among UFC veterans
Wrestler average wrestling — rates 54 of 100 among UFC veterans
KO-Prone 6 of 6 losses came by knockout
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.41
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.02
Striking accuracy44.3%
Striking defense55.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.29
Takedowns / 15 min1.01
Takedown accuracy23.3%
Takedown defense45.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.14
Control time11.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-5

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
December 9, 2016 vs Derrick Lewis — 0.8/min (L) Dec '16 November 25, 2017 vs Chase Sherman — 4.29/min (W) — only 1.4 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Nov '17 September 15, 2018 vs Andrei Arlovski — 2.13/min (W) Sep '18 April 20, 2019 vs Marcin Tybura — 4.36/min (W) Apr '19 September 7, 2019 vs Curtis Blaydes — 0.41/min (L) Sep '19 September 25, 2021 vs Chris Daukaus — 3.6/min (L) Sep '21 March 19, 2022 vs Sergei Pavlovich — 4.2/min (L) — only 4.0 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Mar '22 January 21, 2023 vs Jailton Almeida — 0.13/min (L) Jan '23

Fight history

11 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Jailton Almeida 17-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:56 — UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill · January 21, 2023
1/1Sig. strikes
45/57Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Sergei Pavlovich 14-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:03 — UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall · March 19, 2022
17/34Sig. strikes
21/47Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Chris Daukaus 11-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:23 — UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega · September 25, 2021
23/63Sig. strikes
38/93Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Curtis Blaydes 11-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:22 — UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier · September 7, 2019
3/8Sig. strikes
25/43Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Marcin Tybura 16-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:15 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik · April 20, 2019
36/87Sig. strikes
28/70Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:00Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Andrei Arlovski 26-16 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik · September 15, 2018
32/70Sig. strikes
18/58Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
3:25Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Chase Sherman 11-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:24 — UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum · November 25, 2017
6/10Sig. strikes
5/13Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Derrick Lewis 16-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R4 3:42 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov · December 9, 2016
15/37Sig. strikes
39/90Absorbed
4/11Takedowns
7:30Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Walt Harris 8-4 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson · October 1, 2016
47/128Sig. strikes
33/98Absorbed
1/8Takedowns
0:43Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Anthony Hamilton 2-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy · February 21, 2016
62/104Sig. strikes
40/77Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:04Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Timothy Johnson 8-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:57 — UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas · April 4, 2015
9/25Sig. strikes
22/59Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:31Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
20-8-0Pro record
Fighting EagleGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 9
Submission 4
Decision 7
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 6
Submission 1
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 11
ProFC 8
Abu Dhabi FC 3
Fight Force 2
M-1 Challenge 1
Tech-Krep FC 1
World Ultimate Full Contact 1
Union of Veterans 1
Full career — 28 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Jailton Almeida TKO (punches) UFC 283
January 21, 2023
 UFC 2 2:56
L Sergei Pavlovich TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
March 19, 2022
 UFC 1 4:03
L Chris Daukaus TKO (punches and elbows) UFC 266
September 25, 2021
 UFC 2 1:23
L Curtis Blaydes TKO (elbow and punch) UFC 242
September 7, 2019
 UFC 2 2:22
W Marcin Tybura TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik
April 20, 2019
 UFC 2 3:15
W Andrei Arlovski Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik
September 15, 2018
 UFC 3 5:00
W Chase Sherman KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum
November 25, 2017
 UFC 1 1:24
L Derrick Lewis TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov
December 9, 2016
 UFC 4 3:42
W Walt Harris Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson
October 1, 2016
 UFC 3 5:00
W Anthony Hamilton Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Cowboy
February 21, 2016
 UFC 3 5:00
L Timothy Johnson TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas
April 4, 2015
 UFC 1 4:57
W Kenny Garner Decision (unanimous) M-1 Challenge 49
June 7, 2014
 M-1 Challenge 3 5:00
W Neil Grove Decision (unanimous) Tech-Krep FC: Southern Front 2
October 4, 2013
 Tech-Krep FC 3 5:00
W Jerry Otto Submission (keylock) ProFC 40
April 1, 2012
 ProFC 1 1:46
L Tony Lopez Submission (triangle choke) World Ultimate Full Contact: Call of Champions
December 24, 2011
 World Ultimate Full Contact 3 1:54
W Marcos Oliveira TKO (punches) Abu Dhabi FC 3
March 11, 2011
 Abu Dhabi FC 3 2:17
W Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou TKO (punches) Abu Dhabi FC 2
October 22, 2010
 Abu Dhabi FC 3 2:17
W Jeff Monson Decision (majority) Abu Dhabi FC 1
May 14, 2010
 Abu Dhabi FC 3 5:00
W Shamil Abdulmuslimov TKO (punches) ProFC 15
April 23, 2010
 ProFC 1 1:41
W Mikhail Rutskiv Submission (armbar) ProFC 14
March 19, 2010
 ProFC 1 1:39
W Baga Agaev Decision (unanimous) ProFC 11
December 19, 2009
 ProFC 2 5:00
L Thiago Santos Decision (unanimous) Union of Veterans: Cup of Champions 2009
November 27, 2009
 Union of Veterans 3 5:00
W Roman Savochka TKO (corner stoppage) ProFC 9
September 25, 2009
 ProFC 2 1:47
W Roman Mirzoyan Submission (armbar) ProFC 8
August 21, 2009
 ProFC 1 3:30
W Vitalii Yalovenko KO (punches) ProFC 7
July 4, 2009
 ProFC 1 1:39
W Ante Maljkovic TKO (punches) ProFC 5
March 29, 2009
 ProFC 1 1:17
W Gabriel Garcia TKO (punches) Fight Force 2
February 18, 2009
 Fight Force 1 0:57
W Vladimir Kuchenko Submission (kimura) Fight Force 1
April 19, 2008
 Fight Force 1 —

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Shamil Abdurakhimov) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 100 qualified Heavyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.4 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.0 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 44.3% avg 49.5%
Striking defense 55.5% avg 52.1%
Takedowns /15 min 1.0 avg 1.2
Takedown accuracy 23.3% avg 37.6%
Takedown defense 45.5% avg 61.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.1 avg 0.4
Control time 11.8% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 40.0% avg 63.7%